Cooking utensil.



R. M. AUSTIN.

COOKING UTENSIL.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 14, 1907.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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ROBERT M. AUSTIN, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

COOKING UTENSIL.

Application filed February 14,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT M. AUsTIN, a citizenof the United States, andresident of Hartford, in. the county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCooking Utensils, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactspecification.

This invention relates to cooking utensils, and more especially to thatclass thereof which are generally known as roasters, and it has for oneof its objects the provision of such a device, in which the steamgenerated in the main or roasting compartment, may be utilized forcooking other food at the same time.

My invention has, furthermore, for its object the provision of a roastercomprising a plurality of superposed sections which may be readilyseparated from each other, and yet will constitute a substantially tightutensil in which the steam will be prevented from escaping.

A further object of the invention resides in the peculiar constructionof the main compartment or roasting pan, which is provided with what maybe termed a round bottom, to receive the juices and liquids in acomparatively narrow but correspondingly deep space, and thus obviatethe annoyance of a too rapid evaporation or generation of steam.

My invention has, furthermore, for its ohject the combination, with thesectional roaster, of a heating chamber for receiving the major portionthereof and adapted to be placed on top of a range, and which will,furthermore, constitute an oven for conducting heat not only to thebottom of the roaster, but to its sides as well.

Further objects of the invention will hereinafter appear and beparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar characters denote similarparts, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved cooking utensil inits complete form. Fig. 2 repre sents a central longitudinal sectionthereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section on line 3 3 Specification ofLetters Patent.

of Fig. 2. Fig. t is a perspective view of the steam section. Fig. 5shows a similar view of the roaster, and Fig. 6 represents a top I viewof the heat chamber.

As above stated, my invention comprises as one of its features, a heatchamber which i constitutes an oven to be used on top of a l PatentedFeb. 23, 1909. 1907. Serial No. 357,341.

range and which enables the heat to reach the sides of the roaster aswell as the bottom thereof. This heat chamber is designated in thedrawings by the numeral 10, and preferably comprises a bottom plate 11,having an aperture 12 through which the heat from the fire may rise intothe interior and surround the roaster or food receptacle 13, which inits preferred form has a round bottom, (see Fig. 3), so that the juicesand other liquids of the food may extend over only a small area andconsequently be less apt to boil away, as would be the case in a flatbottom pan. I

Means are provided for positioning the receptacle 13 within the heatchamber 10 so as to leave an air space a between the walls of thereceptacle and the chamber, respectively, these means consistingpreferably of flanges 14 projecting inward from the end walls 15 of theheat chamber, which latter is also provided with a deflector plate 16disposed directly over the aperture 12 and so as to leave an air space 5between it and the bottom of the receptacle 13. It will therefore beunderstood that the heat of the fire cannot come into direct contactwith the food receptacle 13, and also that this heat will, by virtue ofthe deflector 16, follow the direction indicated by arrows in Figs. 2and 3, thus distributing the heat substantially uniformly within thechamber 10.

Now it is evident that the deflector surface adjacent the aperture 12will naturally be exposed to the destructive forces of the fire, and maybecome overheated, in which case the deflector would be apt to break orcrack, thus rendering it necessary either to expose the roaster itselfto the fire, or to replace the burned deflector by a new one. Hence Ideem it advantageous to secure the deflector in place so that it may beremoved when desired, the particular manner of fastening being clearlyshown in Fig. 3, in which 17, 17 denote a pair of strips secured byrivets r to the side walls 18, 18, of the heat chamber and adapted toreceive in the channels or grooves thus formed, end flanges 19, 19,established by return-bends of the end-portions of the deflector plate.

While under ordinary circumstances the constituent parts of the utensilthus far described, may be used in combination, yet the receptacle 13,(which normally rests with its flanges 20, 21, on the top of the chamber10), may be readily removed therefrom and placed into the oven of arange, feet 22 being provided to maintain the roaster 13 in uprightposition.

From the foregoing it will be understood that although the receptacle 13and chamber 10 constitute a necessary combination when the device is tobe used on top of a range, the chamber 10 may be dispensed with, whenthe receptacle 13 is to be used in the range-oven.

Disposed in the receptacle 13, is a tray 25, preferably consisting of aforaminated metal plate of such width as to leave ample space for theaccumulation of the juices and liquids of the food, and also removablysupported in the pan, to facilitate the removal of the liquid and alsoto afford better opportunity for cleansing the tray.

The top of the receptacle 13 may be covered in any suitable manner, but,inasmuch as I deem it advantageous to utilize the heat and the steamgenerated within the roasting pan for cooking or steaming vegetables atthe same time, a casing or section 26 is placed on top of thereceptacle, both of these parts being positioned relatively to eachother by flanges 27 entering the top of the receptacle, and also by sideflanges 28 which rest upon the flanges 20, 21 above mentioned, and thusmake a comparatively tight joint all around.

Secured to the side walls 29, 30, of the up per section 26, are brackets31 adapted to support a grate 32 preferably made of woven wire, or whichmay be in the shape of a basket to receive vegetables, so that the steamgenerated by the boiling of the liquid in the bottom or Well of thereceptacle, may permeate and cook the contents of the rate 32, thusimparting to the food a rich avor which plain water or steam cannotimart. It is, furthermore, a point worthy of note, that the process ofcooking vegetables by steam instead of boiling them in a body of water,will as a matter of course occupy more time than the latter process,and, furthermore, that moist heat will cook meats more rapidly than dryheat.

In the resent combination of the elements of tie cooking utensil, thetime for cooking both kinds of food has been practically equalized, sothat the cover need not be raised until the entire contents of theutensil have been thoroughly cooked.

The section 26 may be closed by the cover I 35 which is preferably madewith an arched top, and has side flanges 36, and end flanges 37 to restupon flanges 38, 39, respectively of the casing 26; while the cover ispositioned relatively to the opening of the casing 26, by flanges 40,(see Fig. 3). The cover 35 may be provided with a suitable bail 11, asdesired.

Attention is called to the facts :that the cover is arched, that theextreme distance over the flanges is less than the clear opening of thereceptacle 13, and furthermore that the casing or section 26 is of suchsize as to permit the same to enter, (when inverted), into thereceptacle 13, so that in this manner the entire device may be stackedin compact form for transportation or shipping.

Many changes may be made in the particular construction of any of theseveral component elements of the device, without departing from thespirit of the invention, no attempt having been made to enter minutelyinto the details of forming the flanges or the corners, which may bemade in any desired manner or form.

Having described my invention, 1 claim 1. The combination, with a heatchamber having walls and an apertured bottom, a food receptaclesemi-circular in cross-section 1 and having flanges resting on andclosing the top of the heat chamber, and inwardly-projecting end flangeson the heat chamber for positioning said receptacle in the chamber toestablish an air space between said walls and said chamber, of a curveddeflector plate disposed over said aperture and spaced from the foodreceptacle, thereby forming an air space between said deflector and thereceptacle, and means carried by the heat chamber for supporting saiddeflector.

2. The combination, with a heat chamber having an apertured bottom, afood receptacle semi-circular in cross-section and having flangesresting on and closing the top of the heat chamber, and means forpositioning said receptacle in the heat chamber to establish an airspace between the walls thereof and said heat chamber, of a steamsection having flan es resting on the flanges of the food receptaclethereby forming a closed joint, and cover for the steam section.

ROBERT AUSTIN. Witnesses Joan F. DOEBLER, OnAs. F. SonMELz.

